Whom Do We Thank?

Do we thank our neighbors? Our friends? Our enemies? Our co-workers? Our family? Our lover(s)? Our children? Our acquaintances? Whom do we thank?

If we believe in God -- we thank Him (Her, Whomever). If we believe in life -- we thank our parents and siblings. If we believe in happiness -- we thank ourselves: for sticking with it, for staying the course, for continuing on as before.

I would just life to thank someone; my visionary communicants, my students, my colleagues, my unwitting foils, my awkward meetings, my triumphs.